Home / 74,013.12-110,826.44-48,632.83

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 74,013.12, 110,826.44 and 48,632.83

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 74,013.12, 110,826.44 and 48,632.83 is: 72,822.27

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    74,013.12 : 110,826.44 = 48,632.83 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    74,013.12/110,826.44 = 48,632.83/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    74,013.12x = 110,826.44 × 48,632.83
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    74,013.12x = 5,389,803,172.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,389,803,172.86/74,013.12
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,822.27

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.